Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge and practices regarding Endotracheal Suctioning among Staff Nurses working in Intensive Care Units of Selected Hospitals of Jalandhar, Punjab, 2021

Abstract

A Quasi experimental design was used in the study. Sample size was 100 registered staff nurses with 50 incontrol group and 50 in experimental group working in intensive care units of selected hospitals of Jalandhar,Punjab. For sample collection, Convenience sampling technique was used. Descriptive and inferential statisticswas used for data analysed. The result revealed that in experimental group there was significant differencebetween pre test and post test mean knowledge score & SD (10.72 ± 3.252) and (18.22 ± 3.893) respectively,whereas in control group there was no significant difference between pre test and post test mean knowledgescore & SD (10.34 ± 2.344) and (10.44 ± 2.459) respectively regarding endotracheal suctioning among staff nurses.Furthermore, It was found that in experimental group there was a significant difference between pre test andpost test mean practices score & SD (21.66±2.677) and (28.50±3.581) respectively, whereas in control groupthere was no significant difference between pre test and post test mean practices score & SD (21.30 ± 3.518) and(21.18 ± 3.433) respectively regarding endotracheal suctioning among staff nurses. Thus it was concluded thatthe structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge and practices regarding endotrachealsuctioning among staff nurses in experimental group.